It was oringally writen by Richard Lagnesse from NY but it was writen as a disco song. Sesame Street brought the rights and oringally the words and melody
Who Wrote The Sesame Street Theme Song?
The theme song was composed by Joe
Raposo, a writer and composer of many of television show Sesame
Street songs. Raposo also wrote the lyrics to the song along with Jon
Stone and Bruce Hart. In the song's earliest
recordings the song uses a harmonica-accompanied
melody played by Toots Thielemans. Read on here
Raposo, a writer and composer of many of television show Sesame
Street songs. Raposo also wrote the lyrics to the song along with Jon
Stone and Bruce Hart. In the song's earliest
recordings the song uses a harmonica-accompanied
melody played by Toots Thielemans. Read on here
